Candidates

This new riding is largely made up of the old Sackville-Eastern Shore...The NDP had to lobby Peter Stoffer hard to stay in politics. The popular MP had been publicly mulling retirement but ultimately decided to go for one more round. That’s good news for the NDP as their safety in this seat is largely tied to his personality. While nothing is impossible, Stoffer is coming off a down election where his share of the vote dropped seven percentage points, the Conservatives gained 10 points and he still won by 10,000 votes.

CANDIDATES

Mike Montgomery (Green): The Toronto native moved to Lower Sackville where he became a business owner and employer in the community.

Darrell Samson (Lib): Sampson, a 30-year resident of the riding, is the superintendent of Nova Scotia’s only French school board, he holds a masters in school administration. He has also served as the the national president of all French school board superintendents outside of Quebec and is a member of the provincial advisory council to the Minister of Education on early years in Nova Scotia.

Peter Stoffer (NDP): Stoffer was first elected to Parliament in 1997. He last served as the official opposition veterans affairs critic and has had a number of other critic portfolios for the NDP including defense, shipbuilding, and ACOA. Stoffer is originally from the Netherlands, but has lived in Canada since he was a child. In 2015 he was knighted by the Dutch monarchy.

Robert Strickland (Con): Strickland has lived in the Sackville area his entire life and now resides in Beaver Bank with his family of six. He has an education in global business management and has worked most recently as a software consultant. He has advocated for a variety of issues like children’s rights and low income housing initiatives.